BL. SOLANUS CASEY, PRIEST - 30 JULY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY

Saints celebrated on the 30th of July

Prayer to the Angels and the Saints

Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.

In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.

Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.

Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.

BL. SOLANUS CASEY, PRIEST 

Blessed Solanus Casey, born November 25, 1870 in Wisconsin of Irish-American roots. His baptismal name was Bernard Francis Casey. He was a priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. 

A WONDERWORKER

He was known during his lifetime as a wonderworker, for his great faith and his abilities as a spiritual counsellor, but especially for his great attention to the sick, for whom he celebrated special Masses. 

HE WAS MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER

The friar was much sought-after and came to be revered in Detroit, where he resided. He was also a noted lover of the violin, a trait he shared with his eponym, Saint Francis Solanus. He died on July 31, 1957, aged 86.

HIS BEATIFICATION

His cause for beatification commenced over a decade after his death, and he received the title of Venerable in 1995. After a miraculous healing attributed to him was approved by Pope Francis in 2017, he was beatified in Detroit at Ford Field on November 18, 2017. 

(Information from Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanus_Casey)